I. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using a relative clause following a preposition.
1. The woman smiled. I was looking at her.
2. The flat is very dirty. He lives in it.
3. Helen is the girl. I’ve talked to you about her.
4. The music sounds really interesting. You are listening to it.
5. I’m waiting for the bus. I go to work on it.
6. The man is called Eric. She works for him.
II. Combine these sentences ,using relative clauses without relative pronouns.
1-They hired a car last week .The car is rather old.
The car .
2-The lady is a doctor .We met her at the hospital.
The lady
3-The magazines are on the table .The teacher gave us the magazines last week
The magazines .
4-We watched a film last night .It was really moving.
The film .
5-I have to do the assignment. It is very difficult.
The assignment
6-The city seems to be quiet .You told me about the city.
The city
7-The shirts are too big .My sister bought them for me.
The shirts .
8-We ate chicken yesterday .It was cooked by my sister.
The chicken .
Exercises at the weekend (2nd- April) I. Combine each pair of sentences into one, using a relative clause following a preposition. The woman smiled. I was looking at her. à The flat is very dirty. He lives in it. à Helen is the girl. I’ve talked to you about her. à The music sounds really interesting. You are listening to it. à I’m waiting for the bus. I go to work on it. à The man is called Eric. She works for him. à II. Combine these sentences ,using relative clauses without relative pronouns. 1-They hired a car last week .The car is rather old. à The car. 2-The lady is a doctor .We met her at the hospital. àThe lady 3-The magazines are on the table .The teacher gave us the magazines last week àThe magazines. 4-We watched a film last night .It was really moving. àThe film. 5-I have to do the assignment. It is very difficult. àThe assignment 6-The city seems to be quiet .You told me about the city. àThe city 7-The shirts are too big .My sister bought them for me. àThe shirts. 8-We ate chicken yesterday .It was cooked by my sister. àThe chicken.. III. Using Both.And /Neither Nor/ Either Or /Not Only But Also 1.Tom was late. So was Ann Both Tom ....................... 2.He didn’t write. He didn’t phone He neither 3.The hotel wasn’t clean. And it wasn’t comfortable The hotel was .. 4.It was a very boring film. It was very long, too It was both . 5. We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow We can leave either IV. Combine the two sentences, using a relative pronoun. Decide whether the relative clause needs commas. 1.A person should visit Paris. That person wishes to have a spectacular view. ® 2.Adam Wilkinson is the mayor of the city in the 1970s. His family is politically active. ® 3.A car can be expensive. It has all the latest improvement. ® 4.The Volkswagen is cute. It looks like a bug. ® 5.The President is supposed to provide leadership. He is a symbol of dignity. ® V. Rewrite the following sentences, using participles or infinitive phrases 1.The couple who lives next to us have 16 children. ®................................................................................................................................. 2 .The amount of money which was taken by the robbers was found by the police. ®................................................................................................................................ 3.He was the second man who was killed in this way ®.................................................................................................................................... 4.You were the last person who saw her alive ®....................................................................................................................................... 5. She was the first woman who left the burning building ®........................................................................................................................................ 6.They live in a house which was built in 1998 ®....................................................................................................................................... 7.Our solar system is the galaxy that is called the Milky Way ®........................................................................................................................................ 8.We have an apartment which overlooks the park ®........................................................................................................................................... 9.I have some homework that I must do tonight ®.......................................................................................................................................... 10.The man who spoke to John is my friend ®................................................................................................................. VI. Rewrite the sentences. 1. The company produces cars. And it also produces lorries. ( not only.but also) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. We bought this car in Germany. ( passive) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. The post office provides the Messenger Call Service. ( passive) 4. Mr. Brown doesn’t drink alcohol. Mrs. Brown doesn’t drink alcohol. ( Neither.nor) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. William Shakespeare was one of the greatest playwrights of all time. He wrote “Romeo and Juliet” ( relative clause) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Albert decided to buy a motorbike. His car was stolen last week. ( relative clause) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. The council offers us three scholarships. Two of these scholarships are very attractive. ( relative clause) ______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Some of the men who attended the meeting didn’t agree with my proposal at all. ( reduce the underlined relative clause) * * * * * * 1. We can leave today or we can leave tomorrow. (Use “Either or ..”) 2. Mr. Pike was late for work. So were his workers. (Use “Not only .. but also .”) 3. Quangngai people are friendly. They are hospitable, too. (Use “Both . and ..”) 4. George doesn’t smoke. And he doesn’t drink, either. (Use “Neither nor ..”) 5. The hotel wasn’t clean, and it’s wasn’t comfortable. (Use “Neither nor ..”) 6. The singer Britney is beautiful. She is famous, too. ( Use “Not only .. but also .”) 7. We gave Mary a birthday present yesterday. ( the passive) 8. Did Mrs. Green lend Mary the money? ( the passive)
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